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11-14-2017, 08:34 PM
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Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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What's the difference between salt and ice melter?
Is it just ice melter is more expensive, but works faster, works at a lower temperature, and safer for pets?
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Salt also does not work (or not effective) at melting ice when it gets below 0? But if you shovel frequently, would salt be more than enough to keep your sidewalks clear?
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11-14-2017, 08:45 PM
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Need to Shave n Shower, but I CANT STOP POSTING ON RS
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Princess Auto has mini shovels on sale for $6.99 (here in Kelowna anyways, are their sales chain-wide?), good for tossing in your trunk in case you get stuck.
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11-14-2017, 08:50 PM
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HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by Zedbra
It's puking snow just north of Squamish to Pemberton, it just started about 3:00pm. Earlier in the day, a group of 10 Porsche owners decided to do a trip to Whistler, well, they didn't make it out of Whistler as the popo had them pulled over and was ticketing all of them for not having snow tires. Not sure how they got home.
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A bit further up near Pemberton... a Car2Go Smart car in the ditch.
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Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"?
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11-14-2017, 09:16 PM
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Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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Originally Posted by trd2343
What's the difference between salt and ice melter?
Is it just ice melter is more expensive, but works faster, works at a lower temperature, and safer for pets?
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Salt also does not work (or not effective) at melting ice when it gets below 0? But if you shovel frequently, would salt be more than enough to keep your sidewalks clear?
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Salt stops melting ice when temperatures reach below a certain point (10 to 15 degrees below zero). Ice melter works when salt becomes ineffective. - 40 or something ridiculous like that.
The danger with salt is, it will melt shit then the water will refreeze when temperatures drop further. There are all kinds of mixtures out there that do different things. I'm no chemist, so you'll just have to read what's on the package, as far as effectiveness goes. I've always trusted Alaskan Ice Melt, but there are other brands out there. Anyway, that's about all I know. Just answered because nobody else was posting. Where's godwin when you need him, eh?
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11-14-2017, 09:31 PM
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#6480
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Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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11-15-2017, 09:32 AM
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Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by MG1
The danger with salt is, it will melt shit then the water will refreeze when temperatures drop further.
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Hmm, that's a very good point, never thought about that. But I guess as long as temperature here doesn't drop below the salt's effective temp, it should be ok?
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11-15-2017, 10:11 AM
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Rs has made me the man i am today!
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A bit further up near Pemberton... a Car2Go Smart car in the ditch. 
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Rear engine RWD car with short wheelbase definitely the best car for occasional drivers in the snow
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12-11-2017, 04:19 PM
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12-11-2017, 04:23 PM
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RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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and wtf they put on the roads
it's like oil + salt
rip wash sponge
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12-11-2017, 04:34 PM
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14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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What car did you buy?
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12-11-2017, 07:00 PM
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What car did you buy?
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Golf sportwagen 4motion. Don't laugh at my hipster choice !!!
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12-11-2017, 07:05 PM
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#6487
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RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by yray
and wtf they put on the roads
it's like oil + salt
rip wash sponge
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This. I got back from a trip to Kelowna this weekend, expecting to wash the car. But once I got home I saw the wheels were black. The roads just outside Merritt looked like someone literally dumped tar on them (only the slow lane though, odd). Had to use the pressure washer to try and get most of it off
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12-11-2017, 07:12 PM
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I just fixed some trim vibration noise on my maz and I can't even go test it out due to this brimy shit they have on the roads
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12-11-2017, 07:18 PM
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Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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We won't officially be into La Nina until late-January/February, so I'd guess we probably won't be seeing much of the white stuff for at least another several weeks.
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Originally Posted by 320icar
This. I got back from a trip to Kelowna this weekend, expecting to wash the car. But once I got home I saw the wheels were black. The roads just outside Merritt looked like someone literally dumped tar on them (only the slow lane though, odd). Had to use the pressure washer to try and get most of it off
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Probably this or something similar
https://www.innovativecompany.com/en...uid-deicer.php
Liquid magnesium chloride + molasses
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12-11-2017, 08:13 PM
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14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Golf sportwagen 4motion. Don't laugh at my hipster choice !!!
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Nothing wrong with that. I have a mk7 GTI
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12-12-2017, 08:54 AM
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RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Well, to whoever thought of this shit. They should take this crap and pour it on their dicks and let it sit for the whole winter.
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MG1: in fact, a new term needs to make its way into the American dictionary. Trump............ he's such a "Trump" = ultimate insult. Like, "yray, you're such a trump."
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bcrdukes yray fucked bcrdukes up the nose
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dapperfied yray so waisis
FastAnna you literally talk out your ass
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12-12-2017, 08:36 PM
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Ebisu Boss
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Hmm I wonder how much snow we will get and when is the first big dump?
Any predictions?
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12-12-2017, 09:01 PM
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Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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January 10th. At around 3:38 pm.
give or take a week or so........
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12-12-2017, 09:05 PM
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Head of HR....have a seat on that couch
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As long as the brine's flowing and the salt is spreading,it's all good.
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12-12-2017, 09:06 PM
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January 10th. At around 3:38 pm.
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Pft. 5:51pm!
If you're right, though, I'll buy you Ikea breakfast for life.
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12-12-2017, 09:10 PM
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Well, to whoever thought of this shit. They should take this crap and pour it on their dicks and let it sit for the whole winter.

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Better that than rock salt.
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12-12-2017, 09:22 PM
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Better that than rock salt.
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I prefer rock salt. The back of my car has turned from baby blue to gun metal grey and my license plate is obscured.
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MG1: in fact, a new term needs to make its way into the American dictionary. Trump............ he's such a "Trump" = ultimate insult. Like, "yray, you're such a trump."
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bcrdukes yray fucked bcrdukes up the nose
dapperfied yraisis
dapperfied yray so waisis
FastAnna you literally talk out your ass
FastAnna i really cant
FastAnna yray i cant stand you
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12-12-2017, 09:25 PM
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I prefer rock salt. The back of my car has turned from baby blue to gun metal grey and my license plate is obscured. 
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Oh trust me, my car is the exact same. But the brine they use is far less corrosive, so I'm fine with doing an extra car wash or two every month if it means I have less frame and component rust to worry about.
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12-12-2017, 10:09 PM
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I prefer rock salt. The back of my car has turned from baby blue to gun metal grey and my license plate is obscured. 
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Rock salt is usually way more corrosive to metal compared to the special formulas some places use. So to each their own, but no thanks
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12-13-2017, 09:52 AM
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Hence the need for winter beaters. My poor poor sportwagen  she aint pretty no more.
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